Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of
Palestine, State of: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 9.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine, State of recorded 9.6% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of peaked at 12.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2017.
That places Palestine, State of 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Palestine, State of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.2% | — |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | +38.9% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.4% | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | +24.3% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 6.7% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 9.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Palestine, State of
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 50,739 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 306 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 86,251 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,420 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 868,232 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 514,700 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0996 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Palestine, State of was 9.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Palestine, State of?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2017.
- How does Palestine, State of rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Palestine, State of ranks 55th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palestine, State of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.